Increase forest cover
The tree and forest cover in the country has increased marginally between 2001 and 2003, according to the 2003 State of the Forest Report, with the total tree cover at 23.68 per cent of the country's
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India State of Forest Report 2011
<p>This new biennial assessment report on India’s forest resources published by Forest Survey of India provides special coverage to forest cover in hill districts, tribal districts and the north-east and also includes a new chapter covering detailed assessment of bamboo resources.</p>
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Delhi Environment Minister sets goal of planting a million saplings
Delhi Forest Minister Imran Hussain on Tuesday directed officials to achieve the target of planting one million saplings across the national capital this year to increase the green cover. "Since pre-monsoon
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Stress laid on rejuvenating forest cover
Socio-economic upliftment and mitigating the hardships of the people who derive sustenance from forests, would, to a great extent, contribute towards rejuvenating of the depleting forest cover in
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Measures afoot to expand green cover
Jammu: The government has big plans to expand the green cover in the state. The Economic Survey Report, 2011-12, by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics has revealed that the forest department planned
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Punjab targets to increase forest cover from 7 to 15 per cent
Punjab government has chalked out an ambitious Rs 1,900 crore plan for the implementation of the " Greening Punjab Mission" with the target to increase the forest area from 7 to 15 per cent in next seven
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New forest map shows 6% of Amazon deforested between 2000 and 2010
An update to one of the most comprehensive maps of the Amazon basin shows that forest cover across the world's largest rainforest declined by about six percent between 2000 and 2010. But the map also reveals
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Cocoa crops are destroying the forest reserves of the classified forest of Haut-Sassandra (Ivory Coast)
<p>The aim of this study is to determine landscape dynamics in the classified forest of Haut-Sassandra (CFHS) during the periods of conflict in Ivory Coast (or Côte d’Ivoire). To achieve this,
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Maharashtra's Western Ghats losing forest cover: Study
New Delhi: The fragile ecosystem of Maharashtra's Western Ghats, a bio-diversity treasure trove,has come under severe pressure from unabated developmental activities leading to a loss of its forest cover over a period of 20 years since 1985, notes a recent study.
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A need to increase forest cover
The latest survey of India's forest cover by the Forest Survey of India indicates that it has grown marginally . That does not translate into good news, however, once the data is unpacked.
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Conservation effectiveness across state and community forests: the case of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, India
<p>Despite decades of concerted global conservation efforts, biodiversity loss continues unabated, making it important to assess the effectiveness of conservation approaches. Using forest cover as a proxy
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State's forest cover down by 5 lakh hectares
MUMBAI: Ever heard of prime forest land across the state going missing?
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Wildlife sanctuary status for Poba RF urged
Despite being endowed with enormous bio- diversities with numerous perennial streams with evergreen forest covers, the Poba Reserve Forest (RF)
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Forest policy finalised, submitted to Cabinet: minister
The Ministry of Environment has finalised the first-ever forest policy and submitted it to the Cabinet. The policy envisages enhancement of forest cover, which is vital in meeting the challenges of climate change.
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State forest cover dwindling
The size of the total forest cover of the State has shrunk. In 1988-
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Involve private sector in afforestation: Raja
Union Environment and Forests Minister A. Raja said in New Delhi that the private sector needed to be involved in plantation activities if the target of 33 per cent forest cover was to be achieved.
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Emission inventory of CO2 in Jammu & Kashmir: a sectoral analysis
Jammu and Kashmir is adding 1.45 million tonnes of Green House Gases (GHG) annually to atmosphere as its dwindling forests are able to absorb only 10.21 million tonnes of such gases out of the total emissions
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GSU concerned over ‘alarming’ deforestaion
TURA: The GSU, North Western Zone, has expressed its concern over the rate of deforestation through rampant felling of trees in Garo Hills by saw mill owners exporting wood to other states. The GSU through
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Govt to appoint district panel for identification of private forest
The State Government has decided to appoint district level committees in order to complete the work of identification of private forest cover in the State.
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Environment Protection, 02/08/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Environment Protection, 02/08/2016. The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) is sponsoring three major Schemes for protection of environment and